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English 1A M. Hansen Little

Discussion Journals

Michelle Hansen Little, College of Alameda / Reading for Understanding

Most weeks you will be assigned a text set of literary essays. In your Home Group, preview the texts and decide which essay each member will read for the coming week. For your chosen essay, write a Discussion Journal to help you with your reading and to bring to class to share with your Home Group and inform class discussion.

Some weeks, the format of the journal will be assigned, but in general, your journals should follow a T- table format. Identify important ideas and phrases from the assigned reading in the left column of the T- table (Evidence); remember to write the page number in parentheses. Think reflectively about the text and relate the idea or phrase to your own experiences, prior knowledge, your personal learning process and questions. Record your reflection in the right column of the T-table (Interpretation). Discussion journals are part of your homework grade; keep them in your binder throughout the semester. A sample is on the back of this page.

When I grade Discussion Journals (a.k.a. Reflective Reading Logs or Metacognitive Logs), I look for the presence of a selection of essential ideas and phrases in the left column with page references and corresponding thoughtful reflections in the right column. I do not grade grammar or spelling, but you should work hard to make your ideas easy to understand.

Reflective reading is a personal activity. We all have unique experiences and thinking processes. Do not share or borrow journals until you have completed your own journal. In class you will have opportunities to share your thoughts and ask questions recorded in your journals.

The following are descriptions of the minimum criteria for each grade.

Expert 100% Discussion Journal is completed on time.

The left column contains plentiful essential information from each section of the text.

Correct page numbers accompany each entry.

The right column contains reflections for each entry that clearly show thoughtful reading.

Journeyman 90% Discussion Journal is completed on time.

The left column contains most essential information from each section of the text.

Correct page numbers accompany most entries.

The right column contains reflections for most entries that show thoughtful reading.

Apprentice 80% Discussion Journal is turned in late.

The left column contains some essential information from each section of the text.

Correct page numbers accompany some entries.

The right column contains reflections for some entries that show thoughtful reading.

Novice 40% Discussion Journal is turned in late.

The left column contains little essential information from each section of the text.

Correct page numbers accompany few or no entries.

The right column contains reflections for few entries that show thoughtful reading.

Upgrades Students earning Novice on a Discussion Journal are invited to redo Discussion Journal to meet Journeyman content criteria for an upgrade to Apprentice.

No Credit = 0% There are three ways to receive no credit. (1) Do not do the journal. (2) Do not turn in your journal. (3) Copy another student’s journal entries or material written by someone else and turn it in as your own.

English 1A M. Hansen Little

Evidence Interpretation Textual Evidence/Quote Analysis/Not Summary